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ReviewPolymers2021

Fabrication of Hybrid Nanofibers from Biopolymers and Poly (Vinyl Alcohol)/Poly (ε-Caprolactone) for Wound Dressing Applications.

Sibusiso Alven, Blessing Atim Aderibigbe

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Review in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sibusiso AlvenDepartment of Chemistry, University of Fort Hare, Alice Eastern Cape, Alice 5700, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7100-4007
Blessing Atim AderibigbeDepartment of Chemistry, University of Fort Hare, Alice Eastern Cape, Alice 5700, South Africa.
University of Fort Hare · ZA

Funding

Govan Mbeki Research and Development Centrem, University of Fort Hare GMRDCSouth African Medical Research Council SAMRC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of chronic wounds is challenging. The factors that impede wound healing include malnutrition, diseases (such as diabetes, cancer), and bacterial infection. Most of the presently utilized wound dressing materials suffer from severe limitations, including poor antibacterial and mechanical properties. Wound dressings formulated from the combination of biopolymers and synthetic polymers (i.e., poly (vinyl alcohol) or poly (ε-caprolactone) display interesting properties, including good biocompatibility, improved biodegradation, good mechanical properties and antimicrobial effects, promote tissue regeneration, etc. Formulation of these wound dressings via electrospinning technique is cost-effective, useful for uniform and continuous nanofibers with controllable pore structure, high porosity, excellent swelling capacity, good gaseous exchange, excellent cellular adhesion, and show a good capability to provide moisture and warmth environment for the accelerated wound healing process. Based on the above-mentioned outstanding properties of nanofibers and the unique properties of hybrid wound dressings prepared from poly (vinyl alcohol) and poly (ε-caprolactone), this review reports the in vitro and in vivo outcomes of the reported hybrid nanofibers.

Indexed as

biopolymerselectrospinningnanofiberspoly (vinyl alcohol)poly (ε-caprolactone)wound dressing

Identifiers

PMID34206747
PMCPMC8271691
OpenAlexW3177076573

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